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The Top Ranked Soccer Players of All-Time from Sweden
Notes: Players are ranked on the list of the country they were born in.
Where a player grew up, went to school, or who they represented internationally is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | FW | 1999 | 64 |
| 2 | Kurt Hamrin | MF | 1952 | 117 |
| 3 | Tomas Brolin | FW | 1984 | 151 |
| 4 | Ronnie Hellstrom | GK | 1966 | 152 |
| 5 | Henrik Larsson | FW | 1988 | 180 |
| 6 | Ove Kindvall | FW | 1962 | 247 |
| 7 | Ralf Edstrom | FW | 1971 | 255 |
| 8 | Glenn Hysen | DF | 1978 | 323 |
| 9 | Martin Dahlin | FW | 1987 | 467 |
| 10 | Agne Simonsson | FW | 1953 | 468 |
| 11 | Gunnar Gren | FW | 1937 | 525 |
| 12 | Thomas Ravelli | GK | 1978 | 562 |
| 13 | Lennart Skoglund | MF | 1946 | 573 |
| 14 | Sven Jonasson | FW | 1927 | 631 |
| 15 | Torbjorn Nilsson | FW | 1971 | 767 |
| 16 | Kennet Andersson | FW | 1985 | 782 |
| 17 | Roland Sandberg | FW | 1966 | 803 |
| 18 | Erik Nilsson | DF | 1934 | 899 |
| 19 | Kalle Svensson | GK | 1943 | 916 |
| 20 | Andreas Isaksson | GK | 1999 | 1033 |
| 21 | Anders Svensson | MF | 1994 | 1053 |
| 22 | Marcus Allback | FW | 1992 | 1065 |
| 23 | Niclas Alexandersson | MF | 1989 | 1076 |
| 24 | Roger Ljung | DF | 1983 | 1099 |
| 25 | Conny Torstensson | MF | 1967 | 1142 |
| 26 | Ove Grahn | FW | 1960 | 1149 |
| 27 | Bror Mellberg | FW | 1947 | 1158 |
| 28 | Tore Keller | FW | 1924 | 1183 |
| 29 | Freddie Ljungberg | MF | 1994 | 1186 |
| 30 | Teddy Lucic | DF | 1989 | 1258 |
| 31 | Bo Larsson | MF | 1962 | 1290 |
| 32 | Bjorn Nordqvist | DF | 1961 | 1292 |
| 33 | Nils Liedholm | MF | 1938 | 1335 |
| 34 | Benny Wendt | FW | 1969 | 1401 |
| 35 | Anders Linderoth | MF | 1967 | 1403 |
| 36 | Ake Johansson | DF | 1948 | 1432 |
| 37 | Orvar Bergmark | DF | 1948 | 1433 |
| 38 | Bengt Gustavsson | DF | 1947 | 1434 |
| 39 | Robin Olsen | GK | 2007 | 1481 |
| 40 | Karl-Erik Palmer | MF | 1948 | 1499 |
| 41 | Stig Sundqvist | MF | 1941 | 1504 |
| 42 | Harry Andersson | FW | 1932 | 1507 |
| 43 | Arne Nyberg | FW | 1930 | 1509 |
| 44 | Gustav Wetterstrom | FW | 1930 | 1510 |
| 45 | Andreas Granqvist | DF | 2004 | 1534 |
| 46 | Hasse Jeppson | FW | 1946 | 1599 |
| 47 | Nils Liedholm | MF | 1942 | 1603 |
| 48 | Sune Andersson | MF | 1939 | 1612 |
| 49 | Ludwig Augustinsson | DF | 2011 | 1681 |
| 50 | Emil Forsberg | MF | 2009 | 1687 |
| 51 | Ola Toivonen | MF | 2003 | 1730 |
| 52 | Rami Shaaban | GK | 1994 | 1791 |
| 53 | Hakan Mild | MF | 1989 | 1830 |
| 54 | Johnny Ekstrom | FW | 1983 | 1862 |
| 55 | Glenn Stromberg | MF | 1979 | 1884 |
| 56 | Thomas Sjoberg | FW | 1974 | 1926 |
| 57 | Tom Turesson | FW | 1961 | 1999 |
| 58 | Henock Abrahamsson | GK | 1928 | 2114 |
| 59 | Knut Kroon | FW | 1925 | 2129 |
| 60 | Gosta Dunker | FW | 1924 | 2130 |
| 61 | Saman Ghoddos | MF | 2011 | 2200 |
| 62 | Erik Edman | DF | 1997 | 2431 |
| 63 | Olof Mellberg | DF | 1996 | 2459 |
| 64 | Daniel Andersson | DF | 1995 | 2465 |
| 65 | Mattias Jonson | MF | 1992 | 2538 |
| 66 | Magnus Hedman | GK | 1990 | 2559 |
| 67 | Patrik Andersson | DF | 1989 | 2580 |
| 68 | Stefan Schwarz | MF | 1987 | 2609 |
| 69 | Klas Ingesson | MF | 1986 | 2619 |
| 70 | Lars Eriksson | GK | 1986 | 2620 |
| 71 | Jonas Thern | MF | 1985 | 2637 |
| 72 | Anders Limpar | MF | 1981 | 2674 |
| 73 | Roland Nilsson | DF | 1981 | 2687 |
| 74 | Richard Gough | DF | 1980 | 2699 |
| 75 | Staffan Tapper | MF | 1968 | 2783 |
| 76 | Inge Ejderstedt | MF | 1967 | 2788 |
| 77 | Goran Hagberg | GK | 1966 | 2793 |
| 78 | Kent Karlsson | DF | 1963 | 2806 |
| 79 | Claes Cronqvist | FW | 1962 | 2811 |
| 80 | Roland Grip | DF | 1962 | 2815 |
| 81 | Sven-Gunnar Larsson | GK | 1958 | 2847 |
| 82 | Orjan Persson | MF | 1957 | 2858 |
| 83 | Tore Svensson | GK | 1946 | 2933 |
| 84 | Lennart Bunke | FW | 1932 | 2958 |
| 85 | Harry Bild | FW | 1956 | 3111 |
| 86 | Jan Olsson (1942) | DF | 1961 | 3136 |
| 87 | Filip Helander | DF | 2011 | 3641 |
| 88 | Marcus Rohden | MF | 2011 | 3655 |
| 89 | Emil Krafth | DF | 2010 | 3697 |
| 90 | Oscar Hiljemark | MF | 2010 | 3741 |
| 91 | Isaac Kiese Thelin | FW | 2009 | 3788 |
| 92 | Pontus Jansson | DF | 2009 | 3821 |
| 93 | John Guidetti | FW | 2008 | 3874 |
| 94 | Karl-Johan Johnsson | GK | 2008 | 3879 |
| 95 | Viktor Claesson | MF | 2008 | 3913 |
| 96 | Albin Ekdal | MF | 2007 | 3919 |
| 97 | Martin Olsson | DF | 2007 | 3975 |
| 98 | Miiko Albornoz | DF | 2007 | 3978 |
| 99 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | GK | 2006 | 4055 |
| 100 | Gustav Svensson | DF | 2005 | 4113 |
| 101 | Jimmy Durmaz | MF | 2005 | 4120 |
| 102 | Mikael Lustig | DF | 2004 | 4234 |
| 103 | Sebastian Larsson | MF | 2004 | 4257 |
| 104 | Victor Carlund | MF | 1925 | 4262 |
| 105 | Victor Lindelof | DF | 2009 | 4454 |
| 106 | Kari Arnason | DF | 2001 | 4512 |
| 107 | Markus Rosenberg | FW | 2001 | 4520 |
| 108 | Fredrik Stenman | DF | 2000 | 4577 |
| 109 | Karl Svensson | DF | 2000 | 4588 |
| 110 | Marcus Berg | FW | 2000 | 4597 |
| 111 | John Alvbage | GK | 1999 | 4664 |
| 112 | Kim Kallstrom | MF | 1999 | 4672 |
| 113 | Christian Wilhelmsson | MF | 1997 | 4826 |
| 114 | Johan Elmander | FW | 1997 | 4847 |
| 115 | Pontus Farnerud | MF | 1996 | 4936 |
| 116 | Michael Svensson | DF | 1995 | 5003 |
| 117 | Mikael Nilsson | MF | 1995 | 5004 |
| 118 | Andreas Andersson | FW | 1994 | 5042 |
| 119 | Petter Hansson | DF | 1994 | 5096 |
| 120 | Jesper Blomqvist | MF | 1992 | 5211 |
| 121 | Tomas Antonelius | DF | 1991 | 5316 |
| 122 | Andreas Jakobsson | DF | 1990 | 5331 |
| 123 | Joachim Bjorklund | DF | 1989 | 5430 |
| 124 | Johan Mjallby | DF | 1989 | 5431 |
| 125 | Magnus Kihlstedt | GK | 1988 | 5511 |
| 126 | Magnus Svensson | MF | 1988 | 5512 |
| 127 | Jan Eriksson | DF | 1985 | 5715 |
| 128 | Joakim Nilsson | MF | 1985 | 5718 |
| 129 | Karl Petter Loken | DF | 1985 | 5721 |
| 130 | Magnus Erlingmark | MF | 1985 | 5725 |
| 131 | Mikael Nilsson (1968) | DF | 1985 | 5729 |
| 132 | Pontus Kamark | DF | 1985 | 5737 |
| 133 | Niklas Nyhlen | MF | 1984 | 5795 |
| 134 | Stefan Rehn | MF | 1984 | 5802 |
| 135 | Ulrik Jansson | MF | 1984 | 5807 |
| 136 | Leif Engqvist | MF | 1983 | 5845 |
| 137 | Mats Magnusson | FW | 1981 | 5987 |
| 138 | Stefan Pettersson | FW | 1980 | 6066 |
| 139 | Sven Andersson (1963) | GK | 1980 | 6068 |
| 140 | Mats Gren | DF | 1978 | 6181 |
| 141 | Peter Larsson | DF | 1977 | 6251 |
| 142 | Ingemar Erlandsson | DF | 1976 | 6300 |
| 143 | Magnus Andersson | DF | 1975 | 6375 |
| 144 | Ronald Ahman | MF | 1975 | 6394 |
| 145 | Hasse Borg | DF | 1973 | 6496 |
| 146 | Benno Magnusson | MF | 1972 | 6539 |
| 147 | Jan Moller | GK | 1971 | 6597 |
| 148 | Jorgen Augustsson | DF | 1971 | 6603 |
| 149 | Sanny Aslund | FW | 1971 | 6626 |
| 150 | Bjorn Andersson | DF | 1970 | 6638 |
| 151 | Lennart Larsson | MF | 1970 | 6663 |
| 152 | Olle Nordin | MF | 1970 | 6672 |
| 153 | Thomas Ahlstrom | MF | 1970 | 6684 |
| 154 | Roy Andersson | DF | 1968 | 6779 |
| 155 | Sten Palsson | FW | 1968 | 6784 |
| 156 | Roland Andersson | DF | 1967 | 6841 |
| 157 | Jan Olsson (1944) | MF | 1965 | 6918 |
| 158 | Leif Malberg | DF | 1965 | 6931 |
| 159 | Kurt Axelsson | DF | 1964 | 6988 |
| 160 | Tomas Nordahl | FW | 1964 | 7013 |
| 161 | Tommy Svensson | MF | 1964 | 7014 |
| 162 | Goran Nicklasson | MF | 1963 | 7043 |
| 163 | Krister Kristensson | DF | 1963 | 7053 |
| 164 | Hans Selander | DF | 1962 | 7093 |
| 165 | Sven Lindman | MF | 1961 | 7178 |
| 166 | Leif Eriksson | MF | 1957 | 7345 |
| 167 | Ronney Pettersson | GK | 1957 | 7353 |
| 168 | Owe Ohlsson | FW | 1954 | 7454 |
| 169 | Prawitz Oberg | DF | 1952 | 7527 |
| 170 | Bengt Berndtsson | MF | 1951 | 7547 |
| 171 | Henry Kallgren | FW | 1951 | 7559 |
| 172 | Arne Selmosson | FW | 1950 | 7576 |
| 173 | Sigge Parling | MF | 1949 | 7660 |
| 174 | Reino Borjesson | MF | 1948 | 7697 |
| 175 | Ingemar Haraldsson | GK | 1947 | 7722 |
| 176 | Ingvar Rydell | FW | 1947 | 7723 |
| 177 | Lennart Samuelsson | DF | 1947 | 7731 |
| 178 | Gunnar Johansson | DF | 1946 | 7766 |
| 179 | Kurt Svensson | FW | 1946 | 7777 |
| 180 | Olle Hakansson | MF | 1946 | 7790 |
| 181 | Sven Axbom | DF | 1945 | 7840 |
| 182 | Arne Mansson | DF | 1944 | 7847 |
| 183 | Egon Jonsson | MF | 1943 | 7876 |
| 184 | Gosta Lofgren | FW | 1942 | 7903 |
| 185 | Stellan Nilsson | MF | 1942 | 7922 |
| 186 | Ingvar Gard | MF | 1941 | 7937 |
| 187 | Knut Nordahl | MF | 1941 | 7941 |
| 188 | Borje Tapper | MF | 1939 | 7973 |
| 189 | Olle Ahlund | MF | 1939 | 7989 |
| 190 | Ake Andersson | FW | 1936 | 8031 |
| 191 | Torsten Lindberg | GK | 1936 | 8052 |
| 192 | Arne Linderholm | MF | 1935 | 8054 |
| 193 | Kurt Svanstrom | MF | 1934 | 8092 |
| 194 | Sven Jacobsson | MF | 1934 | 8102 |
| 195 | Gustav Sjoberg | GK | 1932 | 8156 |
| 196 | Karl-Erik Grahn | MF | 1932 | 8162 |
| 197 | Curt Bergsten | FW | 1931 | 8185 |
| 198 | Knut Hansson | FW | 1931 | 8201 |
| 199 | Otto Andersson | DF | 1931 | 8207 |
| 200 | Arvid Thorn | FW | 1930 | 8223 |
| 201 | Harry Nilsson | DF | 1930 | 8240 |
| 202 | Erik Persson | FW | 1928 | 8326 |
| 203 | Ivar Eriksson | DF | 1928 | 8333 |
| 204 | Rune Carlsson | MF | 1928 | 8358 |
| 205 | Sture Hult | GK | 1928 | 8362 |
| 206 | Sven Andersson | DF | 1928 | 8363 |
| 207 | Sven Unger | FW | 1928 | 8364 |
| 208 | Erik Almgren | MF | 1927 | 8379 |
| 209 | Ernst Andersson | MF | 1927 | 8381 |
| 210 | Gunnar Jansson | FW | 1927 | 8384 |
| 211 | Harry Lundahl | FW | 1927 | 8386 |
| 212 | Carl-Erik Holmberg | FW | 1926 | 8418 |
| 213 | Gunnar Olsson | FW | 1926 | 8431 |
| 214 | Olle Kallgren | DF | 1926 | 8447 |
| 215 | Ragnar Gustavsson | FW | 1926 | 8450 |
| 216 | Eivar Widlund | GK | 1925 | 8465 |
| 217 | Nils Axelsson | DF | 1925 | 8482 |
| 218 | Anders Rydberg | GK | 1922 | 8566 |
| 219 | Julius Hjulian | GK | 1921 | 8600 |
| 220 | Nils Rosen | MF | 1921 | 8602 |
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